Miss Caitlin had her 4 month appointment today! She is 15 lbs 2 ounces and is 25 inches long, putting her in the 90th percentile for her age. The doctor was impressed with how big she's gotten, with her wonderful head/neck control, and with how smiley and happy she is. :) She didn't like the shots, but otherwise it was a very nice doctor's visit.
With the doctor's blessing, we also tried out solid foods for the first time today. Mom was looking forward to funny (and messy!) faces at the new taste and texture, but our baby is a good eater (that's how she got so big!). She inhaled the first little bit of oatmeal we gave her, and then was actually moving her head towards the spoon when we gave her a little more. We did get some pictures of her with the spoon. We also got a few of her holding the bottle we gave her after she finished her cereal. The doctor says we can try vegetables next, so we're hoping for funny faces then. :)
With all of Caitlin's other achievements, we also decided to build her "jumperoo." She is not quite tall enough to reach the ground yet so we put one of Dad's computer books underneath her feet, and boy does she like bouncing. :) She had a lot of fun checking out the new toys and moving around some of the pieces that make noise.
In other "exciting" news (we've had a lot in the past few days), Caitlin is learning to suck her thumb, instead of her whole hand, and she's learning to chew on her fingers. The doctor said it will probably be a little while yet before we see her first tooth, but it doesn't hurt to start keeping the teething rings in the freezer.
The little missy is a wonderful (big!) baby! She is still very engaged in her surroundings and loves reading books and staring at the computer with mom and/or dad. She's also really starting to get into her toys. So far she still loves meeting new people and is all smiles and giggles, especially for daddy's funny faces. :) We will be going up to New England for the fourth of July; hopefully she will be just as well-behaved for all that attention. :)
Here is the same link to the photos:
Computers continue to thwart me, but I am still working on figuring out how to get some of the longer movies to post.
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